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Where does it end, should EOL windows be open sourced because some software/games/hardware do not work on newer windows versions? Open source windows 10 would

Where does it end, should EOL windows be open sourced because some software/games/hardware do not work on newer windows versions? Open source windows 10 would cannibalise Microsoft’s long term objectives.

ezst 9mo ago
If that's one way to get to Microsoft abusive planned obsolescence and absurd e-waste, I take it
godzillabrennus 9mo ago
Given that Microsoft currently intends to productize Windows users' data to build AI that replaces their users' jobs, it seems reasonable to cannibalize those long-term objectives...
- hsbauauvhabzb 9mo ago
  Oh no I’d love to watch Microsoft burn, but I’m pointing out that any open sourcing abandonware is not in any businesses corporate interests. They’d sooner ‘support’ software forever by a yearly pointless update. Let’s all not forget the ones who wouldn’t want this to happen are the same ones who hold all the power. No government will ever force this.
  - palata 9mo ago
    > Let’s all not forget the ones who wouldn’t want this to happen are the same ones who hold all the power. No government will ever force this. I think this is an important point: it's already impossible to enforce antitrust laws because TooBigTech has the power, and when an entity big enough tries to regulate (like the EU), then the US government prevents them from doing it.
SchemaLoad 9mo ago
Windows isn't hardware. If the laptops were only capable of running a particular version of Windows XP, then yes they should either be unlocked or their firmware open sourced to allow running something else.
- bruce511 9mo ago
  Linux will run on "anything" and is especially good on old OSS. So I feel like MS is the least affected by this whole proposal. Equally, nothing stops you running XP on the device forever. (There are plenty devices out there that are.) So this whole line of comments is somewhat off-topic to when hardware is bricked.

ezst 9mo ago

If that's one way to get to Microsoft abusive planned obsolescence and absurd e-waste, I take it

godzillabrennus 9mo ago

Given that Microsoft currently intends to productize Windows users' data to build AI that replaces their users' jobs, it seems reasonable to cannibalize those long-term objectives...

hsbauauvhabzb 9mo ago
Oh no I’d love to watch Microsoft burn, but I’m pointing out that any open sourcing abandonware is not in any businesses corporate interests. They’d sooner ‘support’ software forever by a yearly pointless update. Let’s all not forget the ones who wouldn’t want this to happen are the same ones who hold all the power. No government will ever force this.
- palata 9mo ago
  > Let’s all not forget the ones who wouldn’t want this to happen are the same ones who hold all the power. No government will ever force this. I think this is an important point: it's already impossible to enforce antitrust laws because TooBigTech has the power, and when an entity big enough tries to regulate (like the EU), then the US government prevents them from doing it.

SchemaLoad 9mo ago

Windows isn't hardware. If the laptops were only capable of running a particular version of Windows XP, then yes they should either be unlocked or their firmware open sourced to allow running something else.

bruce511 9mo ago
Linux will run on "anything" and is especially good on old OSS. So I feel like MS is the least affected by this whole proposal. Equally, nothing stops you running XP on the device forever. (There are plenty devices out there that are.) So this whole line of comments is somewhat off-topic to when hardware is bricked.